And what a party it was! Thanks to Conflux 8 for a great venue, and many, many thanks to the inimitable Mr Jack Dann for launching Pyrotechnicon in fine form. As you can see from our photo collage below, there were noses, costumes, inappropriate smooching and bad acting. What more could you ask for!?

To celebrate the publication of Adam Browne’s Pyrotechnicon the good people at Goodreads have helped us organise a giveaway. Running from now until 5 October you can register your desire to get your hands on a hardcover copy of the book, fully illustrated by Adam Browne. Just click on the goodreads box on the right hand sidebar —–>

Of course if you can’t wait that long, buying your own copy now is only a click away at our online store.

Okay, bad pun, but we are very excited about the arrival of the proof of Pyrotechnicon in hardback, beautifully produced by Lightning Source. Finally the book is tangible. For all you book fetishists out there, the cover is pleasingly matte finish and vivid, the cloth binding is dove grey with gold embossing, the paper is thick book creme, the internal fonts are Garamond and Charlemagne, the illustrations are excellent and the finished article feels and smells wonderful.

Meanwhile our daring ebook test jockey Mark Rossiter has given the ebook version (with illustrations) a very thorough shakedown on multiple platforms and, unlike the waverider, she held together beautifully (NASA, we are available for a consult).

So with the proof approved and beta-testing done we are fast approaching the moment we let you folks buy this surprising, funny and amazing tale. More news soon.